Stephen is one of the most experienced members of the Cyclingnews team, having reported on professional cycling since 1994. Before becoming Editor-at-large, he was Head of News at Cyclingnews. He has previously worked for Shift Active Media, Reuters and Cycling Weekly. He is a member of the Board of the Association Internationale des Journalistes du Cyclisme (AIJC).
Latest articles by Stephen Farrand

'Saturday is the last day to go for the white jersey' – Davide Piganzoli hopes to complete Visma-Lease a Bike's Giro d'Italia domination on final mountain stage
By Stephen Farrand published
News Jonas Vingegaard hopes Italian teammate can gain final minute to snatch the maglia bianca at Piancavallo

'We accepted the riders' request in Milan, but it won't happen in Rome' – Giro d'Italia confirms final stage route design and no GC neutralisation
By Stephen Farrand published
News 'Discussions about safety on specific stages need to take place before the race' AIGCP President Brent Copeland tells Cyclingnews

'I don't take for granted what he did' - Jai Hindley thanks Giulio Pellizzari for helping him climb onto Giro d'Italia GC podium
By Stephen Farrand published
News 'The people along the road inspired me' - Pellizzari rediscovers his exuberance after suffering in third week

'It's a special day for our team' - Jonas Vingegaard celebrates Sepp Kuss' stage victory but remains focused for final Giro d'Italia mountain stage
By Stephen Farrand published
News Visma-Lease a Bike take fifth win with overall victory and the white jersey finals goals for Saturday's stage to Piancavallo

'The team did a masterclass' - Paul Magnier thanks Soudal teammates after inspiring him to third Giro d'Italia sprint victory
By Stephen Farrand published
News Frenchman takes back cyclamen-coloured points jersey from Jhonatan Narváez before final mountain stages

'There's a lot of altitude metres coming up' - Jonas Vingegaard calm, confident and generous before final Giro d'Italia mountain stages
By Stephen Farrand published
News Dane accepts 'The Fisher King' nickname coined by La Gazzetta dello Sport

'There's also a race in July I want to do well in' – Jonas Vingegaard reveals his road from the Giro d'Italia to the Tour de France
By Stephen Farrand published
Dane to join Visma teammates for final Tignes altitude camp two weeks after Giro d'Italia

'My legs weren't great, but I'm old and stubborn, so I went for it anyway' - Damiano Caruso fights the years in Giro d'Italia breakaway
By Stephen Farrand published
News 38-year-old Italian promises to attack again after finishing third in Andalo

'Our friendship will never die' - Jonas Vingegaard and Michael Valgren celebrate victory and boyhood friendship at the Giro d'Italia
By Stephen Farrand published
News Vingegaard ready to sacrifice a fifth stage win to help teammate Piganzoli win the white jersey

From dominator to domestique? Jonas Vingegaard says he'd be 'very proud' to help Davide Piganzoli and Sepp Kuss in final Giro d'Italia mountain stages
By Patrick Fletcher, Stephen Farrand published
News Piganzoli could target the white jersey while Kuss could complete the Grand Tour stage win set

'There's still a lot of suffering to come' - Derek Gee-West climbs up the Giro d'Italia standings in Carí
By Stephen Farrand published
News Canadian again shows his third-week skills in a 'Grandy'

'When it goes uphill, Jonas is pretty unstoppable' Visma-Lease a Bike celebrate Vingegaard's latest Giro d'Italia stage dominance
By Stephen Farrand published
News 'He had a chain on his bike but I don't know if he felt it' jokes Victor Campenaerts

'Better than ever' - Jonas Vingegaard reveals two-year recovery from Itzulia crash, now on track to challenge Tadej Pogačar in the Tour de France
By Stephen Farrand published
News After four stage victories, Vingegaard wants to see Visma-Lease a Bike teammates win

‘We're still on track to finish on the podium' - Jai Hindley and Giulio Pellizzari fight back to target new goals in third week of the Giro d'Italia
By Stephen Farrand published
News Now healthy, the Australian and Italian create a strong Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe duo for mountain stages

'I think the riders went too far'- Giro d'Italia organisers hit back at Jonas Vingegaard's pressure to neutralise GC times on rough roads of Milan
By Stephen Farrand published
News Rider unity forces UCI commissaire and RCS Sport to quickly accept a compromise

'I just go from year to year' - Jonas Vingegaard not thinking of retirement and ends speculation of a move to Netcompany-Ineos
By Stephen Farrand published
Dane commits to racing for Visma-Lease a Bike for the final years of his career

'The Giro is not over' - Jonas Vingegaard cautious but in control as he looks to secure Giro d'Italia maglia rosa in Rome
By Stephen Farrand published
Visma-Lease a Bike leader embracing racing in pink as Giro hits crucial final week

'What happened? The breakaway won' - Sprinters left stunned in Milan after Fredrik Dversnes snatches victory
By Stephen Farrand published
News Jonathan Milan struggles to understand another defeat as Paul Magnier admits the Milan circuit disrupted the chase

'The only motorbikes in the race were the guys in the breakaway' - Milan stage winner Fredrik Dversnes hits back at suspicions of motor pacing
By Stephen Farrand published
News Some sprinters and lead-out trains struggle to accept their failure to catch the attacks

'We have two shots left to achieve our Mission Giro' - Unibet Rose Rockets target Milan and Rome sprints with Dylan Groenewegen
By Stephen Farrand published
News Innovative wild card team learning fast on their Grand Tour debut

'There's no point in thinking of beating Jonas' - GC contenders fight the clock and each other after Vingegaard takes control of Giro d'Italia
By Stephen Farrand published
News 'It was a really hard day on the legs' says Derek Gee-West, capturing feeling of the defeated riders

Calculating, controlling and absolutely dominant - Jonas Vingegaard and Visma Lease a Bike take control of the Giro d'Italia - Analysis
By Stephen Farrand published
Analysis Dane soloed to victory on stage 14 mountain summit finish and seized maglia rosa

'The Giro is not over' - Jai Hindley and Giulio Pellizzari combine to fight back in Giro d'Italia GC podium battle
By Stephen Farrand published
News 'It was not too shabby' says Hindley as shot at podium suddenly seems possible

High mountains set to inspire and ignite Giro d'Italia GC battle behind Jonas Vingegaard while heat could be a factor
By Stephen Farrand published
News Thymen Arensman, Felix Gall, Ben O'Connor, Jai Hindley, Michael Storer and Derek Gee-West in a battle for the podium and top five in Rome

'It's the right time to take the pink jersey' – Jonas Vingegaard and Visma-Lease a Bike finally ready to take control of the Giro d'Italia
By Stephen Farrand published
News Sepp Kuss focussed on helping Vingegaard defend the maglia rosa in the final week – 'We're ready for the hard days coming up'
The latest race content, interviews, features, reviews and expert buying guides, direct to your inbox!

